[U-Boot] SPL Dfu update

Wolfgang Denk wd at denx.de
Wed Oct 30 21:03:20 CET 2013


Dear Michael Trimarchi,

In message <CAOf5uw=gn4=k9K2pjUA6nxocKWStJ4-GP+sb6_+HGiyW1Nv23Q at mail.gmail.com> you wrote:
> 
> > That's the reason I do not understand why we have to push DFU into SPL.
> > Maybe we both are missing something.
> 
> It's simple:
> 
> - first stage boot can be sent over the otg
> - using dfu to flash the u-boot.img, kernel .. etc

Why should the image "sent over the otg" be just the SPL, and not
include the real U-Boot?

> dfu is another way to upload and write second stage or what you want. I don't

Why make it so complicated and write a second part at all?  Why not
write it in a single go?


Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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